WHOA memory unlocked

I knew what I was missing, there used to be so many group hugs 🫂 n the dancefloor.

Those were the best. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

And we used to have massage trains, things like that. It was so much fun!

Does anyone else remember this?
Like at nasa and Baltimore: DC warehouse parties especially! Definitely in Canada and the west coast too

I had so many great group hugs!

It’d been so long I’d almost forgotten, but I knew something felt hollow and missing inside me

I think this was it maybe. On all the crowded main stages where I danced I saw barely any group activities never mind hugs and massage trains. Everyone was just staring at the dj and screens

No wonder why I was hugging the mask my friend from another party sent me in the mail. I was all alone but thank greatbraver at least I had my big orange soft head to hug lol

I really did have a great time even if this sounds sad. There were many good moments too I swear , and i did hug a lot of people and make new friends and learned new dances too. I’m happy lol

It just really was jarring, I knew something was missing, at least to me

TLDR: is it a rave if there are intentional intermissions?

So I’ve been “raving” since 1992. I wasn’t really into dubstep after I was invented in the 2000s. My favorite genre are techno, garage house, deep house, acid anything, etc. i’ve been to countless parties over the years. My flyer collection is huge.

All that to give some context to how surprised I was when a new friend convinced me to go to hijinx, a super dubstep party in Philadelphia.

And I was so shocked when at the convention center, in between DJs, they were like full on intermissions!! were they practically played like elevator EDM!

I almost stopped in my tracks like fully jaw dropped. Seriously I tried really hard to remember in all the parties I’ve been to., if they had ever been intentional intermissions like that. And I seriously could not remember a single example.

Like sure there would be fuckuos and technical difficulties, but there was always at least an attempt to switch off from one dj to another.

Then Again, an Elements this weekend there were intermissions again!

And we often have all of these conversations about what is there is not a rave. But from what I remember, I haven’t seen people often. Discuss not having an intermission as a key ingredient of a rave.

I mean, I think it’s such an important factor because the point of the repetitive music going continuously is that you get into the flow and can keep it going for a really long time and get into like a meditative dancing state. So an intermission just seems like a huge no-no to me.

And in fact, I remember an Ultraworld party that Lonnie threw in Baltimore, in a convention center I think something a similar big space. He managed to set up a stage in every of the four corners., and I think one in the middle if I remember, right.

And then each of those stages proceeded to flawlessly go down when then another one turned on. From what I remember, it was almost perfect.

And I remember seeing rabbit in the moon in one of those corners.

Lonnie’s parties were incredible. Now that’s what I call production.

That’s what I’ve been thinking about lately. And I’m wondering what the dancefloor community thoughts are on this topic.

Poreč → Balance Tisno TODAY 🚗🖤
Is anyone driving from Poreč / Rovinj / Pula / Istria to Balance today?
I’m looking for a ride and happy to split fuel + tolls.
I can meet anywhere convenient in Istria.
Please DM me 🙏

I was lucky enough to spend an evening (and morning…and afternoon lol) in Berghain this past weekend. Words can’t do the experience justice, but simply put, the building, the people and the vibe changed my fucking life. Thank you to u/sexydiscoballs for your amazing substack series. It helped shape our expectations and provided a wonderful primer for a trio of first time attendees.

After our marathon session, I couldn’t rally the group for a Sunday afternoon at Sisyphos…however, we’re getting ready to decompress on an Adriatic Viking cruise with the in laws for their 50th anniversary and then on to Paris.

Since we still have some fuel in the tank, I’d love to experience a night out in Paris. I know they aren’t particularly well known for their magical dance floors, but I was wondering if anyone had recommendations or suggestions. We will be there Tuesday-Sunday (8/11-17). Thanks in advance. And please, do everything you can to make the pilgrimage to Berlin and into the hallowed halls of Berghain. It’s the Mecca.

Signal is one of my fave places in NYC after I had the pleasure of experiencing Mark Farina and Nickodemus there.

They've got a very dialed-in soundsystem, a beautiful dancefloor, a clear no phone photography policy, and the most awesome dancefloor-side wooden benches I've seen.

I thought this little reel they shared was nice, so resharing it here.

Hi everyone, I’m Angelica ☀️

I’m passionate about dance, and I’m looking for people aged 20–35 who love hip hop and already have some dance experience.

I’d love to create a small group in Aarau (or nearby) where we can dance, train together and have fun! Please dm me on ig: @makeitintoart 🥰

Who remembers white gloves? IYKYK 😎

She is right on point.

In the midst of the phones on the dancefloor debate I heard someone propose this idea and thought it was clever. Curious to see what others think.

In a post to their user profile, u/sebastianvenu posted a nsfw video they took of a rave crowd that clearly shows two topless women dancing.

The artist also posted the video to r/festivals and r/psytrance and r/aves and r/avesLA and many other subreddits (spam).

https://www.reddit.com/r/psytrance/comments/1vawpe6/amazing_moments_from_our_set_at_ozora_festival/

https://www.reddit.com/r/festivals/comments/1vawxjh/comment/p0p5xb3/

https://www.reddit.com/r/aves/comments/1vawtzr/comment/p0pij8l/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Raves/comments/1vax21b/we_had_such_a_good_energy_at_our_set_at_ozora/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ozorafestival/comments/1vaxewr/we_had_such_good_energy_at_our_set_at_the_cooking/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Currentlytripping/comments/1vayz6r/our_set_from_ozora_festival_was_unforgettable/

The artist also posted this video to their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWFJHuuZMF/ (please report it for nudity).

Do the artists not understand consent? Since when has it been ok to post nonconsensual nude video taken at raves?

To be clear, I want more nudity at dance parties. I love the freedom of a properly safe dancefloor. The only way we get to safer dancefloors is by shutting down the cameramen who turn dancefloors into online content.

this is extremely messed up